Garment sizer



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' Patented Feb. 25,1930

omen STATES PATENT oFFicE AARON SINGER, or GREAT FALLS, MONTANA GARMENT'SIZER Application filed August a, 1927'. s m No. 211,068.

sorted and stored on rods, pipes, and the like,

. it is quite advantageous to maintain the garments or other articlesseparated in some way accordingto size or price or the like. Ac-

cordingly, the present invention contemplates'markers or the like whichmay be secured on the rod or rack, a marker beinginterposed between eachgroup of articles.

a Such marker, spacer or sizer is preferably I of disk-like form orcircular and has an opening therein with a split extending from theopening to the edge of the disk to permit the spacer or sizer to beplaced on the rod or rack. The split, of course, is necessary, butoften" the ends formed by said split become offset from each other andallow the shanks 'ofgarment hangers to enter the opening in the disk.For this reason, a further object of the invention is the provision ofmeans for' releasably'locking the ends formed by the split, together. 1A further object is to. reduce the friction created by the spacer orsizer being moved along the rack orrod. r Another object is to providemeans for temporarily securing cards or other data bearing elements onthe spacer or sizer.

--In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a sizer or spacer constituting thepresent invention. Fig. 2 isa'sectional View on the line 22 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3-is a perspective view of the sizer or spacer on a rod, rack, orthe like.

In order that the sizer or spacer may be H comparatively light andlnexpensive to manufacture, it is preferably made up from a disk ofcardboard, 10, usually circular with an aperture 11 formed centrallytherein, the

size of the aperturedepending upon the cross sections of the rod orrackg1-2 on which said sizer is to be used. For the purpose of plac ingthesizer on the rod, the disk is split, as

at 13, the split extending from aperture 11 to the edge of the disk.

. When in use, the spacer is moved back and forthalong the rod quitefrequently, and to overcome the frictional engagement between the rod;and the wall of aperture'll, said wall is provided with a metallicfacing or linen Preferably said linen-indicated at '14, I extends aroundthe wal1.of said aperture,

this theends are releasably locked together,

for instance, by means ofpins 15 on one side of split 18 engaging inI'GCGSSGSfG in the opposite side. 13% tothe resiliency of the paperdisk, the pins 15 will be more or less spring pressed into saidrecesses. 'So far as this feature is concerned, anyresilient materialcould be usedinmaking disk 10.

- Bothsides of disk 10may be utilized for carrying, any desiredinformation permanently impressed thereon, but in the event it isdesired to'only temporarily place certain I around the disk so that acard under at least one of them will be visible at all times. This sizeror spacer can be used for separatlng artlcles according to size or priceand,

in fact, for any purpose requiring separation of articles ofmerchandisethat is stored on racks, rods or the like. The sizers may be made insets of different colors which could designate differences in price,sizes, styles, or color ranges.

I claim:

1. A garment sizer or spacer for garments suspended on an elongatedsupport comprising a disk of -resilient material having an aperturetherein and a slit extending from said aperture to the edge of the diskto permit the spacer to be placed transversely on said support, andcooperating elements in the abutting surfaces of the split forreleasably holding said slit closed, the resiliency of said diskyieldingly holding said elements in engagement with each other.

2. A garment sizer or spacer comprising a paper disk having a centralaperture and a split extending from said aperture to the edge of thedisk, whereby the spacer may be placed on an elongated garmentsupporting member at any point intermediate the ends of the latter whilea plurality of garments are suspended from the same, a metal facing onthe wall of said aperture and split, and cooperating members in thewalls of said split for preventing relative movement of the ends of thedisk the resiliency of the disk yieldingly retaining said cooperatingmembers in engagement with one another.

3. A garment sizer or spacer comprising a paper disk having a centralaperture and a split extending from said aperture to the edge of thedisk whereby the spacer may beplaced on an elongated garment supportingmember at any point intermediate the ends of the lattcr while aplurality ofgarments are suspended from the same, a metal facing onthewall of said aperture and split, one wall of said split having arecess therein and projection on the other wall of said split engageablein said recess to lock the ends of the split disk together, theresiliency of said disk yieldingly retaining said projection in saidrecess.

4. A garment sizer or spacer comprising a j disk like member having acentral aperture and a split extending from saidaperture to the edge ofthe disk, and cooperating fastening members for detachably securing theedges of the split together and preventing relative movement of theedges of the split,

said fastening members being completely concealed when the edges ofthesplit are. secured together. r .r

AARON SINGER.

